State profile · Below median Poor share

Florida bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Florida, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

12,892
Public bridges
38.8%
Good condition
2.8%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

12,892

Public highway bridges in Florida

Good Condition

38.8%

5,007 bridges rated 7-9

-11.2pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

2.8%

355 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.2pp vs national avg 7.0%

Florida vs national bridge condition

Florida - Good condition share 38.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Florida - Poor-condition share 9.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Florida53.5%42.7%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Florida (FHWA NBI)

Counties (67)

Alachua 115 Baker 93 Bay 130 Bradford 75 Brevard 249 Broward 687 Calhoun 49 Charlotte 177 Citrus 42 Clay 90 Collier 310 Columbia 112 DeSoto 51 Dixie 55 Duval 831 Escambia 250 Flagler 105 Franklin 43 Gadsden 121 Gilchrist 10 Glades 55 Gulf 62 Hamilton 60 Hardee 83 Hendry 80 Hernando 36 Highlands 64 Hillsborough 840 Holmes 156 Indian River 120 Jackson 146 Jefferson 70 Lafayette 28 Lake 113 Lee 391 Leon 165 Levy 73 Liberty 77 Madison 60 Manatee 254 Marion 78 Martin 129 Miami-Dade 1058 Monroe 100 Nassau 105 Okaloosa 218 Okeechobee 67 Orange 885 Osceola 255 Palm Beach 610 Pasco 151 Pinellas 435 Polk 360 Putnam 73 Santa Rosa 192 Sarasota 298 Seminole 177 St. Johns 141 St. Lucie 151 Sumter 112 Suwannee 37 Taylor 90 Union 28 Volusia 238 Wakulla 48 Walton 229 Washington 99

Florida vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Florida on the same metric.

UT

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

VT

Vermont

2.62% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,936
Selected

FL

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,471

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Florida

Six lowest-condition bridges in Florida, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

Vanlandingham Rd.

Poor

Over: Big Branch

0.4 Mi E. Geo Johnson Rd, Holmes, FL

Built 1998 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 55

CR658-Old Fed Road

Poor

Over: Rocky Comfort Creek

2.0 Miles East of SR 267, Gadsden, FL

Built 1971 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 350

CR658-Old Fed Road

Poor

Over: Richlander Creek

0.76 Miles West of CR 268, Gadsden, FL

Built 1971 Load: 1.5 t ADT: 350

Cliff Street

Poor

Over: Little Creek

0.26 Mi North of Prim Ave, Jackson, FL

Built 1980 Load: 2.1 t ADT: 120

PHILLIPS LANE

Poor

Over: KITCHEN BRANCH

0.3 MI N OF KRACKER AVE, Hillsborough, FL

Built 1974 Load: 2.3 t ADT: 230

NO DATA ENTERED

Poor

Over: LITTLE SUWANEE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Baker, FL

Built 1990 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 50

All Bridges in Florida

FIRESTONE RD.

Unknown

Over: I-295 (SR-9A)

FIRESTONE RD. OVER I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1972 ADT: 118,000

I-295 SB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: WILSON BLVD.

I-295 SB / WILSON BLVD., Duval, FL

Built 1972 ADT: 26,500

HERLONG RD.

Unknown

Over: I-295 (SR-9A)

HERLONG RD. / I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1972 ADT: 121,500

SR-115 NB

Unknown

Over: SR-10A

SR-115 NB / SR-10A, Duval, FL

Built 1961 ADT: 50,500

SR-228 EB

Unknown

Over: SR-115

SR-228 EB / HAINES ST., Duval, FL

Built 1967 ADT: 1,500

US-ALT-1(SR228 EB)

Unknown

Over: US-90A (SR-10)

US-ALT-1 SR-228 EB/SR-10, Duval, FL

Built 1967 ADT: 31,000

SR-228A EB

Unknown

Over: L. POTTSBURG CRK.&SR-228

SR-228A/ LITTLE POTTSBURG, Duval, FL

Built 1967 ADT: 23,000

US-ALT 1(SR228 EB)

Unknown

Over: UNIVERSITY BLVD. (SR-109

SR-228EB/UNIVERSITY BLVD., Duval, FL

Built 1967 ADT: 31,500

SR-228 EB

Unknown

Over: RYAR RD.

SR-228 EB / RYAR RD., Duval, FL

Built 1967 ADT: 10,500

SR-228A EB

Unknown

Over: US-90(SR-10) BEACH BLVD.

EMERSON LEG / US-90, Duval, FL

Built 1967 ADT: 16,200

SR-228A EB

Unknown

Over: HIGHLAND & ART MUSEUM DR

EMERSON LEG/ART MUSEUM DR, Duval, FL

Built 1967 ADT: 6,500

I-295 SB

Unknown

Over: US-17 (SR-15) & CSXRR

I-295 SB / US-17 & CSXRR, Duval, FL

Built 1970 ADT: 20,500

SR-202 (JTB)

Unknown

Over: US-ALT-1 (SR-115)

SR-202 OVER US-ALT-1, Duval, FL

Built 1972 ADT: 45,500

SR-202 (JTB)

Unknown

Over: I-295

4.8 MI. E. OF I-95, Duval, FL

Built 1972 ADT: 113,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: CHURCH ST.

0.2 MI. S. OF UNION ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 ADT: 800

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: US-90 (SR-10) BEAVER ST.

I-95 NB OVER BEAVER ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 ADT: 11,300

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: UNION ST.

I-95 NB OVER UNION ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 ADT: 28,500

I-95 SB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: KINGS RD.

0.2 MI. N. OF UNION ST., Duval, FL

Built 1959 ADT: 23,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: CRESTWOOD AVE.

I-95 NB / CRESTWOOD AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1959 ADT: 201

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: LEM TURNER RD.

I-95 NB / LEM TURNER RD., Duval, FL

Built 1959 ADT: 17,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: EDGEWOOD AVE.

I-95 / EDGEWOOD AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1959 ADT: 16,300

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: SR-103 (LANE AVE.)

I-10 EB OVER SR-103, Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 16,000

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: ELLIS RD.

I-10 EB OVER ELLIS RD., Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 6,100

I-10 (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: CASSAT AVE.

I-10 OVER CASSAT AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 22,500

I-10 (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: EDGEWOOD AVE.

I-10 / EDGEWOOD AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 3,200

I-10 (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: LUNA AVE.

I-10 / LUNA AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 3,001

I-10 (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: NELSON AVE.

I-10 / NELSON AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 3,001

I-10 (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: MCDUFF AVE.

I-10 / MCDUFF AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 9,500

I-10 EB (SR-8)

Unknown

Over: KING ST.

I-10 EB / KING ST., Duval, FL

Built 1960 ADT: 5,001

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: SR-13

I-295 NB OVER SR-13, Duval, FL

Built 1969 ADT: 46,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: SCOTT MILL RD.

I-295 NB / SCOTT MILL RD., Duval, FL

Built 1969 ADT: 7,400

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: US-17 (SR-15)

I-295 NB OVER US-17, Duval, FL

Built 1969 ADT: 40,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: SR-21

I-295 NB OVER SR-21, Duval, FL

Built 1969 ADT: 37,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: US-1 (SR-5)

I-95 NB OVER US-1, Duval, FL

Built 1966 ADT: 40,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: BAYMEADOWS RD.

I-95 & BAYMEADOWS RD., Duval, FL

Built 1966 ADT: 42,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: BOWDEN RD.

I-95 / BOWDEN RD., Duval, FL

Built 1965 ADT: 27,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: SR-109 UNIVERSITY BLVD.

I-95 / UNIVERSITY BLVD., Duval, FL

Built 1965 ADT: 45,500

I-95 (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: SPRING GLEN RD.

I-95 / SPRING GLEN RD., Duval, FL

Built 1965 ADT: 7,800

I-95 (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: EMERSON ST.

1.8 MI. N. OF UNIVERSITY, Duval, FL

Built 1965 ADT: 26,000

I-95 (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: SAN DIEGO RD.

I-95 / SAN DIEGO RD., Duval, FL

Built 1965 ADT: 143,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: DUNN AVE. (SR-104)

I-95 NB / DUNN AVE., Duval, FL

Built 1968 ADT: 35,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: AIRPORT RD.

I-95 OVER AIRPORT RD., Duval, FL

Built 1968 ADT: 20,000

I-95 NB (SR-9)

Unknown

Over: PECAN PARK RD. (SR-243)

I-95 / PECAN PARK RD., Duval, FL

Built 1968 ADT: 12,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: I-95 (SR-9)

I-295 NB/ I-95 N. OF TOWN, Duval, FL

Built 1968 ADT: 83,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: WHEAT RD.

0.5 MI. S. OF 103rd ST., Duval, FL

Built 1970 ADT: 27,250

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: 103rd ST.

I-295 NB / 103rd ST., Duval, FL

Built 1970 ADT: 49,500

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: I-10 (SR-8)

I-295 NB OVER I-10, Duval, FL

Built 1971 ADT: 118,000

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: SR-228 (NORMANDY BLVD.)

I-295 NB / SR-228, Duval, FL

Built 1971 ADT: 32,500

I-295 NB (SR-9A)

Unknown

Over: MEMORIAL PARK RD.

I-295 / MEMORIAL PARK RD., Duval, FL

Built 1971 ADT: 2,001

CR-213 OLD MID. RD

Unknown

Over: I-295 (SR-9A)

OLD MIDDLEBURG RD./ I-295, Duval, FL

Built 1972 ADT: 121,500

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